It is time to vote for your Bristol Rovers Men’s September Player Of The Month, sponsored by Christophe Duchamp!
The Pirates had a successful September, winning three of their four fixtures in Sky Bet League Two to move into seventh position. Darrell Clarke's men opened the month with a thrilling 3-2 away victory over Newport County in the Severnside derby before beating Barrow 2-1 at The Memorial Stadium.
The Gas then drew 1-1 on the road against Colchester United to help them to seven points from their last three matches on the road before coming from behind to beat Salford City 2-1 in their previous outing.
Gasheads can now vote for the Rovers player who stood out as the Player Of The Month in September, with three options from the men’s first team to choose from!
Fabrizio Cavegn
Fabrizio Cavegn
What a month it has been for Cavegn. Earning four successive starts for Clarke's men, the striker was unfortunate not to net his first Sky Bet League Two goal against Newport, striking the post and seeing his rebound effort saved by Nik Tzanev before Luke Thomas thumped the ball in at the third attempt.
However, after scoring twice in the Vertu Trophy against Tottenham Hotspur U21s towards the end of August, the striker was getting close to his first goal and found it against Barrow, thumping in from close range. The 23-year-old scored again versus Colchester, finishing clinically after getting onto Alfie Chang's pass before netting for the third straight game last weekend.
With the score level at 1-1 against Salford, the Swiss striker made the most of a defensive mistake and slotted his effort through the legs of Matthew Young to fire in his fifth goal for the Gas in all competitions.
Luke Southwood
Southwood is up for the Player Of The Month vote again after being nominated for the August award. The goalkeeper missed Rovers' opening fixture of the month against Newport after being called up for Northern Ireland, but played well against Barrow before making three important saves against Colchester to help Rovers earn a point on the road.
The 27-year-old then came up with a match-defining moment against Salford, saving a stoppage-time penalty from Luke Garbutt before scrambling away the rebound to help Rovers claim all three points. He made five saves against the Ammies and also had a role in both Rovers' goals, with his direct balls forward causing havoc in Salford's final third.
Alfie Chang
Chang was the final of Rovers' 14 summer signings, moving to the Club in the final moments of transfer Deadline Day on loan from Birmingham City, but the 23-year-old has needed no settling-in period.
The midfielder started all four of the Gas' fixtures in September and marked an impressive debut with an assist against Newport County. Chang drove down the right and chipped a cross towards Ellis Harrison to head in from close range. He also showed his playmaking abilities against Colchester, sliding a perfect pass through to Cavegn to score.
Vote for your September Player Of The Month, sponsored by Christophe Duchamp, in the poll below!
